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November 8, 2013 7:54:54 PM

I was going to go for the ASUS R9 280X DCUII but I've been saving for a few weeks and figured I'd get the inbetween card (returned my 7870 cause it wasn't fast enough) which was the Zotac 760 AMP

I know there's benchmarks where the 7950 stands out more and others the 760 does but it seems a lot of the games I'm going to buy the 760 stands out more and it's a bit cheaper.

Anyhow I'm wondering if I should ask for another 760 AMP for x-mas or would it not be worth it to SLI? Maybe I should just ask for a new super wide monitor? I don't know what to ask for my mom usually spends about $200-300 for me and being 18 I usually just buy my stuff but I don't wanna spend more money of mine on the PC lol.

NOTE: If there's like no performance gain or if there is gonna be bottlenecking (due to my fx-6300 @ 4.5) then what would you suggest I ask for?

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a c 1430 U Graphics card
November 8, 2013 8:03:22 PM

The CPU can handle SLI, Motherboard and PSU as well so why not.
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November 8, 2013 8:03:29 PM

I say get the 760, it isn't bad in SLI and you shouldn't face much if any bottlenecking.
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November 8, 2013 8:04:16 PM

Selecting the SLI option really depends on your display/resolution. If you plan to game on a 1920x1080, gtx 760 is more than enough.
However if you decide to get dual monitors with 1080p each, still a single 760 will be appropriate (not for crysis 3 and BF4, as these games will require gtx 760 sli on dual monitor setup.).
But if you plan to get 3 monitors, 1080p each, GTX 760 SLI is highly recommended.
By the way, any time of the day, I'll pick Sapphire Toxic 280X over the GTX 760.
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a c 89 U Graphics card
November 8, 2013 8:13:40 PM

Go for the 760 SLI its a great set up , it will run any game you throw at it and will have decent performance for quite awhile, look at the benches here , it even beats the Titan in most games

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_760_sl...
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November 8, 2013 8:28:44 PM

Well. It's just caust I don't know what else to ask for. I mean the 760 can almost max most games anything it can't really doesn't look much lower not maxed. But what else can I ask for for $200? Maybe an NVIDIA Shield? Idk what they are I still have to look at them more lol
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November 8, 2013 8:32:43 PM

Also I forgot to mention, I mean if I decide SLI, will it give me a boost to record with FRAPs without lowering FPS by too much?
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November 8, 2013 8:33:11 PM

In my opinion, obviously the 7950 Xfire will show you better results than a single 760, considering the cards are neck-and-neck when compared side-by-side (760 has a 11% performance advantage of the 7950) - to me, it would come down to future-proofing. If you were to ask: 7950 Xfire or 780, I would tell you 780 hands down because it simply far outperforms the 7950 and if you already have one, there's never a reason not to buy another (save financial situations).

It comes down to what you want - just remember that there is all the time in the world to buy the components for your PC to get what you want out of it - never feel rushed, and if anything, always remain patient (for a variety of reasons: immediate gratification, price drops, new product releases - a lot of these lead to one another, and there are more than listed.)

You started off with a validate question and then basically asked what you should ask for for christmas... That's no one's decision but your own. What do you want out of your gaming experience? What do you find is lacking? What do you truly enjoy? For instance, I game and I love my 120 hz monitor and take advantage of it as much as possible. I go for performance and quality of aesthetics always and while it costs more, it's obviously worth it.

So, what do you really feel is the next upgrade? A new GPU? A new monitor? etc..

Personally, I would xfire what you have because the 760 is hardly an upgrade that warranties the spending of a christmas gift, when you're gaining so little from what you currently have..

Also, if you're not willing to dish your own money into your computer, then it's a bit silly to wish for high-component parts as you obviously don't want them that badly - I don't mean to be out of line, but you must understand that with performance / quality, comes a price. Welcome to the tech industry.
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November 8, 2013 8:44:29 PM

Ortiz94x said:
I was going to go for the ASUS R9 280X DCUII but I've been saving for a few weeks and figured I'd get the inbetween card (returned my 7870 cause it wasn't fast enough) which was the Zotac 760 AMP

I know there's benchmarks where the 7950 stands out more and others the 760 does but it seems a lot of the games I'm going to buy the 760 stands out more and it's a bit cheaper.

Anyhow I'm wondering if I should ask for another 760 AMP for x-mas or would it not be worth it to SLI? Maybe I should just ask for a new super wide monitor? I don't know what to ask for my mom usually spends about $200-300 for me and being 18 I usually just buy my stuff but I don't wanna spend more money of mine on the PC lol.

NOTE: If there's like no performance gain or if there is gonna be bottlenecking (due to my fx-6300 @ 4.5) then what would you suggest I ask for?


Yes, the 760 SLI is the fasted set up we have talked about here, it beats everything else, 280x and so on. Go ahead and return the 7870 and get a 770. The 280x is going for $300 that you said you were considering, the 770 is $30 more. Then ask your mom for another 770 for Xmas, you will rock the socks off any game for some time.

I would not suggest a 280x at this time, the cooling solution from AMD sucks and the performance suffers greatly because of this, if a better cooling set up was available then I would recommend a 280x, but not now.

A set of 770 will beat any single card GPU, 7990, 690 and 780Ti, the power and heat are less than 2 @ 280x I think also. It is $80 more than a 760 but you won't have to wonder if you are getting enough performance. And if Mom will spend $300 on you like you said then be real good to her , wash the car and take out the garbage and such, perhaps she may spring for $330 and you will play in style for quite some time :) .



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November 8, 2013 8:47:52 PM

endeavour37a said:
Ortiz94x said:
I was going to go for the ASUS R9 280X DCUII but I've been saving for a few weeks and figured I'd get the inbetween card (returned my 7870 cause it wasn't fast enough) which was the Zotac 760 AMP

I know there's benchmarks where the 7950 stands out more and others the 760 does but it seems a lot of the games I'm going to buy the 760 stands out more and it's a bit cheaper.

Anyhow I'm wondering if I should ask for another 760 AMP for x-mas or would it not be worth it to SLI? Maybe I should just ask for a new super wide monitor? I don't know what to ask for my mom usually spends about $200-300 for me and being 18 I usually just buy my stuff but I don't wanna spend more money of mine on the PC lol.

NOTE: If there's like no performance gain or if there is gonna be bottlenecking (due to my fx-6300 @ 4.5) then what would you suggest I ask for?


Yes, the 760 SLI is the fasted set up we have talked about here, it beats everything else, 280x and so on. Go ahead and return the 7870 and get a 770. The 280x is going for $300, the 770 is $30 more. Then ask your mom for another 770 for Xmas, you will rock the socks off any game for some time.

I would not suggest a 280x at this time, the cooling solution from AMD sucks and the performance suffers greatly because of this, if a better cooling set up was available then I would recommend a 280x, but not now.

A set of 770 will beat any single card GPU, 7990, 690 and 780Ti, the power and heat are less than 2 @ 280x I think also. It is $80 more than a 760 but you won't have to wonder if you are getting enough performance. And if Mom will spend $300 on you then be a real good to her and she may spring for $330.





Talking about the 280X, it is perfectly cooled by the plenty of reference cooler in the market! The best is Sapphire Toxic 280X!
However the 290 and the 290X are having cooling issues, NOT THE 280X!!!
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November 8, 2013 8:51:15 PM

IAMEXTREME said:
endeavour37a said:
Ortiz94x said:
I was going to go for the ASUS R9 280X DCUII but I've been saving for a few weeks and figured I'd get the inbetween card (returned my 7870 cause it wasn't fast enough) which was the Zotac 760 AMP

I know there's benchmarks where the 7950 stands out more and others the 760 does but it seems a lot of the games I'm going to buy the 760 stands out more and it's a bit cheaper.

Anyhow I'm wondering if I should ask for another 760 AMP for x-mas or would it not be worth it to SLI? Maybe I should just ask for a new super wide monitor? I don't know what to ask for my mom usually spends about $200-300 for me and being 18 I usually just buy my stuff but I don't wanna spend more money of mine on the PC lol.

NOTE: If there's like no performance gain or if there is gonna be bottlenecking (due to my fx-6300 @ 4.5) then what would you suggest I ask for?


Yes, the 760 SLI is the fasted set up we have talked about here, it beats everything else, 280x and so on. Go ahead and return the 7870 and get a 770. The 280x is going for $300, the 770 is $30 more. Then ask your mom for another 770 for Xmas, you will rock the socks off any game for some time.

I would not suggest a 280x at this time, the cooling solution from AMD sucks and the performance suffers greatly because of this, if a better cooling set up was available then I would recommend a 280x, but not now.

A set of 770 will beat any single card GPU, 7990, 690 and 780Ti, the power and heat are less than 2 @ 280x I think also. It is $80 more than a 760 but you won't have to wonder if you are getting enough performance. And if Mom will spend $300 on you then be a real good to her and she may spring for $330.





Talking about the 280X, it is perfectly cooled by the plenty of reference cooler in the market! The best is Sapphire Toxic 280X!
However the 290 and the 290X are having cooling issues, NOT THE 280X!!!


You are absolutely right ! Sorry for 1/2 the stuff I said, I must be having a brain fart tonight :( . Well, thanks for catching this and correcting me... :) 

With that said, a set of 280x's sound pretty good !!
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a c 89 U Graphics card
November 8, 2013 9:00:53 PM

SLI is running much better than crossfire , crossfire still has it issues, going with the 760 SLI will allow you to use Shadow Play and G Sync.
Going with the 280X crossfire won't give you that.
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November 8, 2013 9:08:36 PM

endeavour37a said:
Ortiz94x said:
I was going to go for the ASUS R9 280X DCUII but I've been saving for a few weeks and figured I'd get the inbetween card (returned my 7870 cause it wasn't fast enough) which was the Zotac 760 AMP

I know there's benchmarks where the 7950 stands out more and others the 760 does but it seems a lot of the games I'm going to buy the 760 stands out more and it's a bit cheaper.

Anyhow I'm wondering if I should ask for another 760 AMP for x-mas or would it not be worth it to SLI? Maybe I should just ask for a new super wide monitor? I don't know what to ask for my mom usually spends about $200-300 for me and being 18 I usually just buy my stuff but I don't wanna spend more money of mine on the PC lol.

NOTE: If there's like no performance gain or if there is gonna be bottlenecking (due to my fx-6300 @ 4.5) then what would you suggest I ask for?


Yes, the 760 SLI is the fasted set up we have talked about here, it beats everything else, 280x and so on. Go ahead and return the 7870 and get a 770. The 280x is going for $300 that you said you were considering, the 770 is $30 more. Then ask your mom for another 770 for Xmas, you will rock the socks off any game for some time.

I would not suggest a 280x at this time, the cooling solution from AMD sucks and the performance suffers greatly because of this, if a better cooling set up was available then I would recommend a 280x, but not now.

A set of 770 will beat any single card GPU, 7990, 690 and 780Ti, the power and heat are less than 2 @ 280x I think also. It is $80 more than a 760 but you won't have to wonder if you are getting enough performance. And if Mom will spend $300 on you like you said then be real good to her , wash the car and take out the garbage and such, perhaps she may spring for $330 and you will play in style for quite some time :) .





I already returned the 7870 that's what I used to order the 760. I can't dish any extra money for a 770.. I ended up being stuck at $241 due to a financial situation which was the exact cost of the 760.
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a c 1430 U Graphics card
November 8, 2013 9:11:44 PM

So the simple SLI solution is get another 760.
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November 8, 2013 9:57:34 PM

No way!
SLI is only an acceptible option if you plan to go multi monitors. GTX 760 is an overwhelming/adequate card for a 1920x1080 resolution display. However, in future when you feel your card is not able to keep up or the performance is going down the drain, only then grab another 760 , throw it in SLI and execute all the games.
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a c 89 U Graphics card
November 8, 2013 10:09:06 PM

A GTX 760 is not an overwhelming card, in some games like Crysis 3 @ Very high quality with AA on, and BF4 on Ultra with 4x MSSA + HBAO it's lucky if it can hit 40 fps on 1080 in these games at that quality.
Going 760 SLI will give him the performance to get better fps in these games with the eye candy turned up.
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a b U Graphics card
November 8, 2013 10:25:22 PM

It will definitely hit the 40 fps for god sake! Its not the gtx 660 ti we are talking about, it is a gtx 760!
You are definitely underestimating the card. The gtx 660 ti can max out the game @ 1080p!! What else does the OP need?? It is not a wise investment for the SLI at the moment. And IMO, it is an Overwhelming card!

However, grab the 280X, it's a better option!
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a b U Graphics card
November 8, 2013 10:54:07 PM

That's the best you bring up to answer ?? I'd be LMAO on that though :D 
If you would have read carefuly before posting these up, My God :p 
They clearly show that in crysis + bf4 very high quality FXAA the card is capable to reach 39 fps @1080p..
Further more, at ultra settings, @ 1920x1200, GTX 760 gives a 32fps rate while at high with HBAO, the fps boosts upto 51 fps!! And you still think its not an Over whelming card! :D  There is no need for an SLI at those frames! Do read your material carefuly before posting them up! :D  cheers mate, you answered it :D 
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a c 89 U Graphics card
November 8, 2013 11:01:27 PM

I said its lucky if it reaches 40 fps , 39 fps is under 40 fps, and that's the maximum fps, the minimum would be very low so it wouldn't play so great, having a maximum of 39 fps is terrible and not overwhelming.
You have just copied what I said at those settings , 32fps is shocking!
Saying a maximum of 32 fps is overwhelming is shameful , you are just embarrassing yourself
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a b U Graphics card
November 8, 2013 11:07:36 PM

Brother be polite first of all.. There is no point on getting the nerves on.. It's just a discussion after all.. not a matter of self esteem.

The 39 fps is the average fps. It means the frame rate must have exceeded the 39fps borderline many times with few drops.
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a b U Graphics card
November 8, 2013 11:14:48 PM

BOTTOM LINE...!!:

Single Monitor: Single GTX 760
Dual Monitors: GTX 760 SLI

BETTER OPTION: Grab a R9-280X and make your life easier!
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a c 89 U Graphics card
November 8, 2013 11:17:08 PM

OMG he already has the GTX 760!
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a b U Graphics card
November 8, 2013 11:20:22 PM

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I know there's benchmarks where the 7950 stands out more and others the 760 does but it seems a lot of the games I'm going to buy the 760 stands out more and it's a bit cheaper.


I'm going to buy the 760

OMG HE DOES NOT :D  embarrassed much? :D  Kidding :p 

Read carefuly brother
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a c 89 U Graphics card
November 8, 2013 11:25:52 PM

Ok read that bit wrong cos it said he returned his 7870...my bad!
Yes that was embarrassing , at least I admit it when I'm wrong LOL ;) 
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a b U Graphics card
November 9, 2013 8:32:50 AM

Ortiz94x said:
endeavour37a said:
Ortiz94x said:
I was going to go for the ASUS R9 280X DCUII but I've been saving for a few weeks and figured I'd get the inbetween card (returned my 7870 cause it wasn't fast enough) which was the Zotac 760 AMP

I know there's benchmarks where the 7950 stands out more and others the 760 does but it seems a lot of the games I'm going to buy the 760 stands out more and it's a bit cheaper.

Anyhow I'm wondering if I should ask for another 760 AMP for x-mas or would it not be worth it to SLI? Maybe I should just ask for a new super wide monitor? I don't know what to ask for my mom usually spends about $200-300 for me and being 18 I usually just buy my stuff but I don't wanna spend more money of mine on the PC lol.

NOTE: If there's like no performance gain or if there is gonna be bottlenecking (due to my fx-6300 @ 4.5) then what would you suggest I ask for?


Yes, the 760 SLI is the fasted set up we have talked about here, it beats everything else, 280x and so on. Go ahead and return the 7870 and get a 770. The 280x is going for $300 that you said you were considering, the 770 is $30 more. Then ask your mom for another 770 for Xmas, you will rock the socks off any game for some time.

I would not suggest a 280x at this time, the cooling solution from AMD sucks and the performance suffers greatly because of this, if a better cooling set up was available then I would recommend a 280x, but not now.

A set of 770 will beat any single card GPU, 7990, 690 and 780Ti, the power and heat are less than 2 @ 280x I think also. It is $80 more than a 760 but you won't have to wonder if you are getting enough performance. And if Mom will spend $300 on you like you said then be real good to her , wash the car and take out the garbage and such, perhaps she may spring for $330 and you will play in style for quite some time :) .





I already returned the 7870 that's what I used to order the 760. I can't dish any extra money for a 770.. I ended up being stuck at $241 due to a financial situation which was the exact cost of the 760.


Of course I am confused here as per my last post LOL :) 

Yet I struggle on, you say you have a 760 right now, right?

If so you want to know if 760 SLI is good, it is good indeed.

Do I have this right and is this your question?
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a c 1430 U Graphics card
November 9, 2013 8:51:06 AM

OP has already returned his 7870 for a gtx760. He is asking about adding another one for SLI! There is nothing wrong with that GTX760 is weaker than R9 280X and HD7970 which are the single cards of choice for 1080P. It is more on level with HD7950. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/battlefield-4-graph...
Both motherboard and PSU support the SLI option.
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November 9, 2013 11:05:23 AM

IAMEXTREME said:
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I know there's benchmarks where the 7950 stands out more and others the 760 does but it seems a lot of the games I'm going to buy the 760 stands out more and it's a bit cheaper.


I'm going to buy the 760

OMG HE DOES NOT :D  embarrassed much? :D  Kidding :p 

Read carefuly brother


I returned the 7870 for the 760... I already ordered it maybe I typo-ed earlier. Numerous reasons I went Nvidia... Though I probably shoulda waited and got the 770
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November 9, 2013 11:12:51 AM

Alright I'm just gonna stay with the single 760. It's not that big a deal that I have to SLI yet, I can turn eye candy down when it gets here if I have to. It's just I'm trying not to spend too much of my money as I need a car. That's why I got the 760. Cause it's neck to neck with the 7950 and above in some games but it doesn't match the r9 280x I was looking at (however in the long run I now don't have to buy splinter-cell and black flag as they are with the card)

Maybe I wasn't clear, I HAVE the 760 on the way to my house. I'm curious if asking for another for x-mas is a good idea or if people have other suggestions. It's really all theoretical, my mom will buy whatever she feels like buying from what I ask for after all...

My current specs: my comp is there so I won't list that, I have a great subwoofer, 2 hi-fi ok speakers, a 26 in LED monitor, I have a surround sound but the only speaker is my subwoofer (I don't know if I want to ask for speakers or not) Idk.

What do you guys suggest to make my set up more entertaining? I don't know what I want. 3-D LED TV? SLI? Speakers? I have no clue what I want so I'm asking suggestions.
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